Disciplines
Arjo to open receivership proceedings for some French subsidiaries
Arjowiggins is planning to file petitions to open safeguard and receivership proceedings for some of its French subsidiaries.
Contact installs second SureColor for proofing boost
Contact Originators has doubled its proofing capacity with the introduction of a second Epson SureColor P9000 wide-format printer.
£50m polymer tender underway
The Bank of England has launched a £50m tender for the supply of banknote polymer over an eight-year period.
i newspaper to run articles from The Economist
The i newspaper will run selected pieces from The Economist every week going forwards, as part of a new deal agreed between the two news titles.
Books on the rise again with 2018 sales increase
Book printers enjoyed a fruitful 2018 as the UK book market grew for the fourth consecutive year.
Clays bolsters bindery with Petratto investment
Clays has invested in a Petratto Cordoba heavy duty folder-gluer to support the evolution of its bindery.
Tecnau and Smyth launch sewing book-block system
Tecnau and Smyth have partnered to produce a folding and sewing system with feeding from a continuous roll for digitally printed books and catalogues.
InkTec launches three new printers for 2019
InkTec will begin the new year by adding three new machines to its Jetrix range of roll-to-roll LED-UV flatbed printers.
Packaging manufacturers face cost hikes in Defra strategy
Packaging figureheads are concerned the government is placing undue blame at manufacturers’ feet with a new waste strategy that would see them bear the cost of recycling.
Parcelhub introduces integrated labels to speed order processing
Parcelhub has introduced an integrated label option that it said will enable retailers, brands and wholesalers to produce picking sheets, packing slips and shipping labels on a single piece of paper.